Updated 5 December 2018
Front Street Surgery is a location of the registered provider also known as Front Street Surgery. It is situated at 14 Front Street, Acomb, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 3BZ . There is also a branch surgery at 5 The Shopping Precinct, Main Street, Copmanthorpe, YO23 3GG. Both sites were visited during the inspection.
The practice provides General Medical Services (GMS) under a locally agreed contract with NHS England for patients living in Acomb, York and surrounding areas. The practice is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide the following regulated activities:
•Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
•Diagnostics and screening procedures
•Surgical Procedures
•Family Planning
•Maternity and Midwifery
The practice has six GP partners, two male and four female and one salaried GP. There are three practice nurses, one health care assistant and a phlebotomist. The practice employs a range of reception and administrative staff, a practice manager and a secretary.
The practice at Acomb is housed in modern purpose-built premises and is a teaching practice for medical students who are studying at Hull and York Medical School (HYMS). It is also a training practice for qualified doctors training to be GPs. The branch site at Copmanthorpe is in a small older building.
The Public Health General Practice Profile shows that approximately 97% of the practice population are of white ethnicity. The level of deprivation within the group population is rated as eight, on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest level of deprivation, and level ten the lowest.
The age/gender profile of the practice is largely in line with national averages. The average life expectancy for patients at the practice is 79 years for men and 83 years for women which is the same as the national averages.
At this inspection we checked, and saw that the previously awarded ratings were displayed, as required, on the practice website and in the practice premises.
The practice at Acomb is open from 8am - 7.30pm on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30am - 6pm on Wednesdays and 8am – 6pm on Fridays.
The branch site at Copmanthorpe is open from 8.30am – 12pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 3pm – 6pm on Mondays and 3.30pm – 6pm on Thursdays.
The practice is part of a GP federation, City and Vale GP Alliance. The practice’s patient list size is approximately 8000 (approximately 7000 in Acomb and 1000 in Copmanthorpe).
When the practice is closed patients can ring the GP out of hours service via NHS 111, provided by Yorkshire Doctors Urgent Care.